APPLICATION OF EPISTEMOLOGICAL CODE METHODS TO TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY IN NIGERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Abstract

The paper examined the application of epistemological code methods to teaching and learning of chemistry in Nigerian secondary schools. The methodology employed involves the use of primary and secondary sources of data. It was discovered in this work that human brains are natural computers that could be coded for better efficiency and easy retriever of knowledge content. Also, the students taught with epistemological code method possess better confidence to face examinations without any kind of malpractices than those taught with traditional method of teaching. The paper recommended that teachers should be trained and retrained through refresher courses such as conferences, workshops, seminars and symposia on application of Epistemological Code Methods (ECM) in the teaching and learning of chemistry at the secondary level of Nigerian education.